Japan’s new Foreign Minister admire President Hu Jintao, would like kids to see Terra Cotta Warriors

A former Democratic Party secretary general of the Okada, due to its consistent adherence to the friendly policy towards China by the Japanese right-wingers labeled “pro-China” label. After taking office, this topic has been speculations. However, Okada was not too concerned about this, he has steadfastly stuck to their position.

“China advocates” how the nickname come from?

In the Yasukuni Shrine issue, Katsuya Okada has been firmly opposed to Prime Minister visit to Yasukuni Shrine. In the very sensitive between Japan and China on the Taiwan issue, he has always been firmly against “Taiwan independence.”

Time, in the Congress and former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during the debate, Okada asked Koizumi: “You After China agreed to it?” Let these words Okada won “China’s spokesperson,” the title has kept many Japanese right-wing directly to the He labeled the “pro-China” label.

Speaking of this past, Okada on the “News of the World,” told reporters: “When I was the head of the Democratic Party of the time, there have been several in Congress and in the debate on the then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine issue. I think that the Yasukuni Shrine where worship is the person responsible for the war, as Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as a place to go out of date, and such an act would hurt the Chinese people’s feelings. Unfortunately, my words, Koizumi never listen to. He was followed by Abe Although the ambiguous attitude of the Prime Minister, but at least he did not say going to Yasukuni, it is also indicated in his own attitude. estimated Koizumi watched a model, he also knows it is inappropriate to do that, they changed their mind it. ”

As for the “China advocates” nickname, Okada gentle smile, said: “This is my thinking through the calm after the conclusion happens to coincide with China’s claims only. Are now able to calmly look at the issue of Japanese there is an increase trend, I think it can be modest to each other’s feelings is very important. ”

“President Hu’s speech, straightforward style, and I admire”

Katsuya Okada has also visited China a total of 15 times. He said he was grateful to China’s International Liaison Department, in their assistance, he visited many places in China. Which moves him the most is the Terracotta Warriors, “I have always wondered if there is a chance I must take the children to look at Terra Cotta Warriors, Terracotta Warriors and Horses is great!”

In 2003, Okada led the Democratic Party delegation to visit China in Beijing and Chinese President Hu Jintao held an hour-long talks. That left a very long talk to Okada deep impression. His “World News” special correspondent recalled meeting scene, said: “During the talks, President Hu Jintao did not formally perfunctory, he told me the issues raised were given a positive answer, straightforward style, and I admire the speech.”

Like to go to Japan and abroad to do fieldwork in rural areas

Okada, like many Democratic veterans, all came from the largest party in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. In this regard, Okada does not duck. He said: “I stayed three years in the LDP, although it was later left, but the and the Liberal Democratic Party Gotoda Masaharu (former Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary), and Kiichi Miyazawa (Japan, former Prime Minister) has maintained a close relationship. They are very good people, from whom I learned a lot of things, unfortunately, two have passed away. ”

In 2007, as deputy representative of the Democratic Party, Okada, every day there are many civil servants to deal with. “I want to tell the vast rural areas at home and abroad to conduct field trips, listen to the views of local people.” Okada said that Japan should be more involved in Asian affairs, in the act as “the Democratic Party NGO (non-governmental organization) activities overseas forward-Parliamentary Union “President when he was August 14, 2007 in Myanmar, Cambodia to conduct a week-long visit. Visits to remote rural areas is mainly a daily commute alone is necessary to 78 hours.

Of course, the Okada’s ambitions not only assist in the non-governmental NGO activities. When the “News of the World” newspaper correspondent asked him for the inscription, the Okada Luejiasisuo later, wrote a “good time” four characters.

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Encourage their daughters to China to plant trees

Katsuya Okada graduated from the University of Tokyo, can be admitted to the highest academic institution in Japan, Okada think it benefited from its own efforts. His “World News” special correspondent, said: “I was a child particularly like cars, then dream of growing up that when the taxi driver. Grow up, I would like to serve the public, so go when the civil service, and later began to direction to the politicians. ”

Okada is now still love to drive. Two years ago in December, he bought a car, opened nearly two years, and this has been a wall between the two after the door Ð rub. “I have good driving skills, I am just enjoying a man driving time. Accompanied by music, sailing on the way home, for me it is the best time to relax.” Okada said.

Okada has a happy family. It had been almost 27 years of marriage Okada said that apart from the first five years of marriage, the couple that they almost always lived in two places. His wife, a man in his hometown, it is necessary to take care of their children, but also for his political activities after the busy busy before. In Okada’s eyes, his wife quietly paid for the child to her husband a lot, “is a very admirable woman.”

In April 2007, Okada’s wife take the kids to move to Tokyo, they are a five finally reunited. Okada said: “The whole family living together is the most natural. However, my wife said I was at home when the kids are very nervous.” Okada family’s three children have no political intention, but I also Okada Politicians do not encourage children to do. But talking about children, Okada still inadvertently showing love. He said: “Last year, my eldest daughter to go to China, in Xi’an, near the tree-planting busy for a week and come back in the harsh environment that popular exercise, the child’s broad vision, which is good thing.”

The children have grown up, Okada’s wife has also been the idea to work again. She was once a medical doctor, worked at home hospice care as a volunteer. Moved to Tokyo, Okada’s wife is preparing to gradually resume the work of doctors, Okada very supportive of this. (Song to see)

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“As a politician, I never gifts”

In 2007, Katsuya Okada also accept the “News of the World,” an interview, his office was the most eye-catching is the one to write a “love” word of the banner. Okada said: “Sun Yat-sen lived and studied in Japan. The banner is his mother’s home, then spend the night in my left behind. Many Japanese media interviews I would have asked me in front of camera.” There’s speculation that the banner of the Century the above history. Okada said humorously: “Then I showed appreciation program identified about it.” After the laughter, he added seriously: “This is borrowed from my brother, he inherited the family business, when this is to returned to him. ”

In addition to banners, Mr. Okada’s Office, the assortment of frog ornaments also make it difficult to non-compelling: office windowsill is packed with all kinds of frogs, several desk there is also only 10. So many frogs, an outsider looking feel dizzy, could recognize himself, Mr. Okada is quite clear. He said: “When I go abroad, will find in various places of local characteristics of frog ornaments.” Then, he hand off from one an introduction, “This is my last week visit to Cambodia and Myanmar to find the time , that is only bought in Xi’an, China, as well as that is … … “Mr. Okada clearly remember each frog” nationality “and their” Chu Shi “days.

To see if he is so fond of, the reporter asked to test, there should be a lot of people tried to bar the frog when the gift on his arrival. Unexpectedly, Mr. Okada said: “I never received a gift, even birthday gifts, Valentine’s Day chocolate, I do not close. As a politician, someone will send a variety of things to me, I enact the rule is: not and will not close. ”

40-minute interview, Okada always maintain upright posture, until the reporter’s request for photographs, he was solemnly stood up. Done taking photographs, he took one look, said: “This stance is not good, stomach is coming out, I re-point.”

The elderly bodybuilding contest held in Japan, the Champions Cup Fellow 74-year-old muscular

Top three finishers

Recently, Tokyo, Japan held an old bodybuilding contest. So that everyone surprised that these sixty or seventy years old is still strong build, 74-year-old champion is even more muscular in no way inferior to the young lad.

74-year-old Tsutomu Otsuka (Tsutomu Tosuka) Although the silver-haired, but with a solid color of ancient Tong muscle into being successful, won the 2009 Japan Master Bodybuilding Championships (Japan Masters Bodybuilding Championships) champion.

And many participants are different Tsutomu Otsuka is not a professional bodybuilder, he is from a friend’s 40-year-old the first time fell in love with bodybuilding. Since then, more than three decades since, he had to practice hard and persevere, and finally trained in a beautiful muscles. Although over seventy years of age have been, but the muscles are still Otsuka Tsutomu so amazed by the judges.

September 16, the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo, the new Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio (middle) the rate of cabinet members, the collective appearance before the media. That day, Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister named by both houses of Congress was elected as Japan’s new electoral term prime minister and form a new cabinet.

Japan’s new defense minister reiterated that withdrawal from the Indian Ocean

September 16, in the Japanese capital Tokyo, the prime minister’s official residence, the new Japanese defense minister Kitazawa Toshimi the press conference.

Japan’s new defense minister Kitazawa handsome 17 morning press conference held on the first cabinet minister reiterated that the Democratic Party government in January next year, after the withdrawal of Self-Defense Force vessels from the Indian Ocean.

Kitazawa said that according to the basic propositions of the Democratic Party and the ruling three-party agreement reached in January next year to dispatch the SDF to the Indian Ocean, ships for the United States and other countries after the expiration of the supply of fuel, the government will not continue to extend the term of office. However, on sending the SDF to the Indian Ocean instead of the program, he said it would hold consultations within the Government, hoping to make international contributions to meet the needs.

On the Japan-US relations, North-taek said, the Democratic Party that the Japan-US defense relationship is the main axis of Japan’s diplomacy.

About themselves as defense minister, he said, gave him Hatoyama issued two directives, one at the post under the principle of defense in ensuring the civil service hierarchy, while ensuring that Japan’s peace and security; second is to re-audit “National Defense Program Outline “, in order to develop a new” mid-term defense forces and reorganization plans “to cooperate with the relevant minister.

Democratic Party of Japan on behalf of (ie, the party’s first) Yukio Hatoyama, 16, held in the afternoon in a special congressional election, was elected Prime Minister named a new term for the Japanese prime minister, he formed a new cabinet that afternoon. Former Democratic deputy Kitazawa handsome in the new cabinet appointed defense minister.

The Democratic Party has been advocating in the Indian Ocean next year to send the SDF dispatch will not be renewed after the expiration of term of office, but did not explicitly put forward to support the U.S. anti-terrorism and other forms of assistance to Afghanistan.